Dolgoztál

Dolgoztál is the second person singular past tense form of the Hungarian verb dolgozni, meaning “to work.” It corresponds to the English phrase “you worked” and is used when addressing one person informally in the past. The infinitive form is dolgozni, and the present tense forms include dolgozom, dolgozol, dolgozik, with past forms like dolgoztam, dolgoztál, dolgozott, etc.

Formation and form: In Hungarian, the simple past tense is built by adding suffixes to the verb stem. For dolgozni, the stem is dolgoz-, and the second person singular past tense becomes dolgoztál (the z and t merge in pronunciation). The form is usually used without a subject pronoun, but te can be included for emphasis or clarity: Te dolgoztál tegnap? It has corresponding plural forms such as dolgoztatok (you all worked) and the third person forms like dolgozott (he/she worked).

Usage: Dolgoztál is used to describe a completed action in the past. It appears in narration, descriptions of past events, or casual statements about what someone did. Common time expressions accompany it, for example: tegnap (yesterday), múlt hét (last week), vagy az elmúlt időszak (the past period).

Examples:

- Dolgoztál tegnap? — Did you work yesterday?

- Múlt hétben sokat dolgoztál. — You worked a lot last week.

- A hideg ellenére dolgoztál az irodában. — Despite the cold, you worked in the office.

See also: dolgozni, igeragozás.